Poison-indicating bottle.



J. G. GRANTHAML. Poison wmonme BOTTLE. urnwuxou .mmw 15110.22, m1.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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anue vto'o claaranfiaany *rriufr orrioir JESSE GILBERT G-RANIHAM,OF'JAUKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

POIEIONfINDICfJ-TIfiIG BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed, December 22. 1911.

Putoul ml Mar, 4-, 1913 Serial No. 367.358.

To all whom it may concern: Bo il known that l, JESSE Grrxzsorrr Gunfir-HAM, 21 citizen of the United Stores, residing at Jeclmonville, in thecounty of Moi-gnu and State of Illinois, have inveulell certain new M'Mluseful Improvements in l fiiiisoir YinclieiiiingiBotllos, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being; land to We accompanyingdrawings. v I

This invention relates to certuin new will useful iuiprm'emouts iripoisou indiorillug' bottles and has for its object lo pro-ville o, verysimple, durable and eliieioul device of this character which willolieolually olimi mute the (longer of-bolctles containing poison beingmistaken "for other vessels oontuining harmless solutions. l

A further object of the invention to rovido a, bottle havingful'ltliclfl upon its surface sharp pointed prongs or spurs which areadapted to prick the lingers of the per son handling the some, thesuriaco or said bottle hein further rovided Willi moons thereon to beengaged by the fingers wherelo the bottle may he li'ftecl'uud readilyinolion taken on the line 3-3 oi Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing; 5 dosignores the body wall of thebottle or other vessel and 6 the neck thereof. The exterior surfaces ofboth the bottle uml its noel; have formed thereon thecomparativelyminute and closely arranged spurs or projeciions 7 The neck of thebottle is of course closed by a stopper 8 oi any suitable or approvedform or material and upon the body of the bottle o plain surface isprovided for the attachmonr of a label indicated at 9, thereto.

The surface of the body wall 5 o'r' ihe bottle has formed thereon atanysuitable point hetweeuthe base of the bottle and its neck, a boss orprojection 10, the outer surface of which is concave as indicated at U.

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Ill)! engugomeul; by the lllllll'lll of: the user. The surface of thebottle is also provided at point diametrically opposite lo (noprojeolion ll) thereon will] llllOlllQI boss: or onlm-golueul The outerfzuru of lihls larlor enlargement oi" the body of tho bottle is proridml\Vllll two slopu ions; or cavities l3 which roooive the two ll lingersof the hand. lSy provulirugylliosu projoolirms 10 mini l) on lho llllllyOil lliu holtlo with tho linger and thumb receiving cavities, the hotllemay he ruzulily grasped ourl lifted without (longer o l" the lingerscoming in contact will] the sharp pointed spurs or prongs 7 which areclosely cliaairil'mlocl over the reluuiuiug outer surface of (he hotlyof the bottle.

From the foregoing llesrrip'tion taken in ronuoetiou with thomlomn'pziuvi11g iii-owing, il will bu rwulily ueou limb in theeveut that:1 person should ek u holllo or other vessel in n darkened closel orcabinet, the hand upon coming in r-oul'acl with Llzo spurs T of lie bodyof tho bottlewouldimmediately 7 indicate that the sumo couliuins upoisonous liquid so that. the party will be Warned and liability ofmistaking (he some for :1 ro oeptuclo containing lliH'lfllLr5S lluid iseii'eollullly prevented.

While I have (lieolosml the bosses; or projecting surfx porliorus l0 andI: on the body of the boll' lo us centrally urrunged thereon, it will heobvious that they may be loomed at prime mljuooul. the neck or the lowerend 0 the bolt-lo. Tho invention is also susroptillle of :1 great munollior modifications in (lilo form lll'lll urruug'muent of the variouselements 'lhoreol' without clepurting from the essential feature orsaori lioiug any oi the advantages of the inveulion.

having thus rloscrlholl llie' invention what A poison imli Ming bottleprovided C(il'lw lmlly upon ils body and upon its outer surfuoe with aboss or oulurgemeul' at a single poiul :11; iliumetrically oppositeeiCu-s of the said Ul)ld'{,{CIll0I1lS having their roolosl' dimensiondisposed lougilimliuully of the bottle, the enlargement on one sidu olthe holfle hnviug; 2r conliiumus concave face lo receive the thumb, andthe enlargement llllUll the opposiro sicle of lhe bottle having twoconcave surface portions forming a cenmwegszm tral ridge upnn said.enim-gemgnflsafl miter which He outside of tha planes of the excunca'vesurfaces of th enlargementbaing tremities ef the afioining spurs. 10adapted to reseive "the fore finger and the In testimony whereof Ihereumo affix my index finger a? the hand when the battle is signaturein thg Essence of two Witnesses.

picked! up, and finger ricki'ng 5 axis farmed JEfSE GLABERT GEEANTHAM. uan the satire remzmaing surJace peribion Witnsses: I of fiche bnitla,the enlargements terminaiing J. HAROLD Zmcnma, ab their upper and imverends in points (Lam, E. Rzmmmar.

